External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Niger
Niger: External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) was 11.15 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Niger, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Niger is 11.15 current international $, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 23.2% on the previous year and up 85.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Niger peaked at 15.39 current international $ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.29 current international $, in 2000.
That places Niger 99th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Niger, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.29 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 3.56 current international $ | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 3.79 current international $ | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 4.01 current international $ | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 4.25 current international $ | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 5.53 current international $ | +30.1% |
| 2006 | 5.88 current international $ | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 6.78 current international $ | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 6.53 current international $ | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 6.36 current international $ | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 6.44 current international $ | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 5.56 current international $ | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 6.58 current international $ | +18.4% |
| 2013 | 6.01 current international $ | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 6.83 current international $ | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 15.39 current international $ | +125.2% |
| 2016 | 7.92 current international $ | -48.6% |
| 2017 | 9.75 current international $ | +23.2% |
| 2018 | 7.97 current international $ | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 12.29 current international $ | +54.1% |
| 2020 | 14.54 current international $ | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 13.18 current international $ | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 14.52 current international $ | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 11.15 current international $ | -23.2% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 11.15 current international $ is below the median for low income countries, which is 39.1 current international $, 29% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Niger's 11.15 current international $ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.85 current international $, 28% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +125.2% | 6.83 current international $ | 15.39 current international $ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 current international $ | 3.29 current international $ | 6.78 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.47 current international $ | 5.56 current international $ | 15.39 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.35 current international $ | 11.15 current international $ | 14.54 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 96 Albania 12.77 current international $ compare
- 97 Lithuania 12.16 current international $ compare
- 98 Bahamas 11.89 current international $ compare
- 100 El Salvador 10.43 current international $ compare
- 101 Barbados 10.09 current international $ compare
- 102 Dominican Republic 10.01 current international $ compare
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0865 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0892 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Niger?
- External health expenditure per capita, ppp in Niger was 11.15 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 15.39 current international $ in 2015.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.29 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Niger ranks 99th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita, ppp rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.